Name: Gently spiced chilli con carne with rice
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: olive oil; lean steak mince; red onion, peeled and chopped; red pepper, deseeded and roughly chopped; red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped; carton of premium chopped tomatoes; low-salt beef stock, made with 1 stock cube; red kidney beans in water, drained and rinsed; cubes of dark chocolate; rice; spring onion, sliced to garnish

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Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
250g lean steak mince
1 red onion, peeled and chopped
1 red pepper, deseeded and roughly chopped
1 medium red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
390g carton of premium chopped tomatoes
500ml low-salt beef stock, made with 1 stock cube
200g red kidney beans in water, drained and rinsed
2 small cubes of dark chocolate
500g rice
1 spring onion, sliced to garnish

Method

1
Heat the oil over a high heat and brown the mince in a shallow pan with a lid. Add the onion, pepper and chilli, and cook gently for 5-10 minutes or until the onion is soft.
2
Add the tomatoes, stock and kidney beans. Season with pepper and simmer, covered with a lid, for a further 20 minutes. Add the chocolate, stir together and simmer for a further 5 minutes.
3
Meanwhile, cook the rice according to the instructions on the packet. Garnish the chilli with the sliced spring onion and serve with the rice.